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Global online retail giant Amazon could be preparing to square up to both the leading figures in digital distribution and browser based gaming, according to a prediction from one analyst. Amazon postings indicate upgrades coming to video game site,” Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian wrote. Our periodic checks of job postings …
Read More »EA: Dantes Inferno has performed solidly
Amidst the backdrop of the publisher’s admission that it is in future to be far stricter with its green-flagging of new IP, EA UK’s sales director has said that new franchise Dante’s Inferno has put in a solid performance”. However, in line with EA’s pledge to extend the value of …
Read More »Bungie on PS3: All options are open
Bungie has yet again refused to rule out future projects appearing on the PS3, stating that its options are open” and reiterating that it will develop for whatever platforms it feels best suit its ambitions. In terms of platform, I know these things are all still pending topics in the …
Read More »Microsoft preps E3 Natal Experience
Microsoft has announced it will be running an event dedicated to Project Natal in addition to its key E3 press conference in June. The new event was announced through a Twitter post from Microsoft’s director of product management Aaron Greenberg, who said: Just one press conference on Monday morning, Sunday …
Read More »MW2 DLC is worth the investment
Coming in at the higher end of Xbox Live’s pricing range, the 1200 Microsoft Points – or just over 10 – that Activision is asking for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 DLC has certainly raised a few eyebrows. But Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling has insisted …
Read More »Ubisoft signs Steven Gerrard
Ubisoft has announced that star footballer Steven Gerrard will be the face of its forthcoming title Pure Football. The Liverpool captain and new England vice captain will be one of 230 playable footballers from 17 international teams, as well as appearing as the star of the game’s cover art. Gerrard …
Read More »Langdell hits back in EA Edge fight
Earlier MCV reported that Tim Langdell’s confrontational use of the Edge trademark may be coming to an end – but now the man himself says this is not so. The Edge Games boss told Develop that the suggestions that EA is closing in on the controversial ‘edge’ trademark are untrue. …
Read More »VIDEO: MW2 Stimulus DLC
Infinity Ward has released the first video of the highly anticipated Stimulus Package – the first DLC for the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The download includes three brand new multiplayer maps – Bailout, Storm and Salvage – as well as re-workings of two classic Call of Duty …
Read More »IAB forms games advertising group
The Internet Advertising Bureau has formed a new video games steering group that hopes to drive growth in internet advertising within the sector and to establish a code of best practise within the industry. Companies already involved in the scheme include Microsoft, SCEE and EA, according to NewMediaAge. Gaming is …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Splinter Cell: Conviction
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the biggest titles hitting shelves in the near future. This week, we take a look at Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, the hotly-anticipated return of the ruthless spy Sam Fisher. With …
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